PS: This chapter is for rewards and updates. The last two chapters will not change.
When Ouyang Shuo and his group arrived at Gushan Town, it was already three o 'clock in the afternoon.
Led by the leader of the large scale Thunder and Lightning Tribe, Lei Fan, eleven tribe leaders respectfully welcomed Ouyang Shuo. Lei Fan was also the candidate for the chief of the Gushan Mountain Town recommended by the allied tribes.
Ouyang Shuo had discovered that Lei Fan was extraordinary in just a short time.
It was reported that Lei Fan had taken over as the leader of the Thunder and Lightning tribe at the age of 24. It had been ten years since then, and he had a high prestige in the tribe. Not only that, but the leaders of the other tribes also respected Lei Fan.
Compared to Shi Xiong, the leader of the Mystic Bird Tribe, who was conservative, Lei Fan was much more open-minded and had a more unique vision. This time, it was Lei Fan who pushed for the Thunder and Lightning Tribe to descend the mountain.
Lei Fan had long realized that if the mountain barbarians wanted to live a better life, the best choice was to integrate with the Han people.
When Tian Wenjing visited the Thunder and Lightning Tribe, the two of them hit it off immediately.
After a brief meeting, Ouyang Shuo changed the name of Gushan Town to Gushan County, and officially appointed Lei Fan as the county magistrate of Gushan County, with the authority to appoint officials at all levels below the county magistrate.
That night, Ouyang Shuo met with Lei Fan alone, and the two of them had a deep conversation.
Ouyang Shuo promised that the headquarters would provide Gushan County with a batch of food for free. The first task of Gushan County was to build the city wall and strengthen the city defense; the second task was to reclaim the farmland in preparation for the spring plowing next year.
In view of the fact that the population of Gushan County had exceeded 30,000, and there was still nearly a year before the first rice harvest next year, it was estimated that the demand for grain would exceed 10 million units.
With such a huge demand for food, the headquarters naturally could not provide all of it for free. According to Ouyang Shuo's suggestion, the mountain barbarians would borrow rations from the Supplies Reserve Department. After the rice was harvested in the first season of the next year, they would supply it to the Supplies Reserve Department.
Other than that, Lei Fan's more important task was to continue to promote the Mountain Barbarian Policy of Shanhai County and contact more Mountain Barbarian tribes to leave the mountains and settle in Gushan County. Shanhai County did not reject anyone.
The barbarians in the south had basically been wiped out.
If he wanted to contact the mountain barbarians, he had to either go deep into the forest or head north. No matter what, Lei Fan could play a more important role than the Mystic Bird Tribe. As the leader of a large Mountain Barbarian tribe, he maintained contact with other large Mountain Barbarian tribes. Through the large mountain barbarian tribes, and then spread out in all directions, this was undoubtedly the most effective method.
In fact, with the reorganization of the Gushan County, the Mystic Bird Tribe's position in Ouyang Shuo's heart had declined. Their only role was to assist in the mining of the Wolf Mountain Mine.
As for the other matters of the mountain barbarians, because the Mystic Bird Tribe was only a medium-sized tribe, whether it was in terms of vision or connections, they were already unable to provide too much help to Tian Wenjing.
As for the other small and medium-sized tribes that didn't agree to go down the mountain, Ouyang Shuo had already decided to ignore them and let them fend for themselves.
The next morning, Ouyang Shuo left with his troops and returned to Shanhai County that night. Ouyang Shuo hurried back because tomorrow was the Mid-Autumn Festival and he couldn't be absent.
First year of Gaia, 4th October, 15th August of the lunar calendar, Mid-Autumn Festival.
Southwest University China Hall, Meteor Island.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Everything was quiet. Jiang Shang sat alone on a stone in front of the courtyard. He looked at the moon and reminisced about the past.
The person had already passed away, but the bright moon remained eternally unchanging. All his hard work had gone down the drain.
"Old Master, these are the mooncakes sent by the Hou Mansion." The servant held a box of exquisite mooncakes in his hands.
"Hmm." Jiang Shang's expression changed slightly, and he regained his composure.
The young servant didn't dare to be rude. He put the mooncakes aside and quietly retreated.
After the servant left, Jiang Shang picked up a piece of mooncake and muttered to himself, "Still not giving up?"
The moon was speechless. The people were speechless. A cool breeze blew, rippling the lake.
Hou Mansion, back garden.
After the family banquet, Ouyang Shuo invited everyone to the back garden to admire the moon.
The cool autumn breeze brought the fragrance of osmanthus flowers. Bing'er held a bouquet of osmanthus flowers in her hands. She ran to Zisu and said crisply, "Sister Zisu, Bing'er wants to eat osmanthus cake."
Zisu nodded and said with a smile, "Alright, I'll ask Aunt Wang to make osmanthus cake for Little Miss tomorrow."
Ouyang Shuo looked at this scene with amusement. He hadn't been so relaxed in a long time.
Recently, the affairs of the territory had kept him busy. The situation outside the territory was also changing.
The last time Military Kill Ripper probed, it ended in failure. The strange thing was that after Military Kill Ripper returned, no news reached Ouyang Shuo's ears. It was as if a stone had sunk into the ocean.
After the probing, Di Chen and the others would definitely be more cautious. Ouyang Shuo didn't believe that they would give up their plans for Shanhai County just like that. The storm in the future would only be stealthier and fiercer.
Ouyang Shuo gradually felt powerless when it came to the affairs of the territory. He tried his best to plan everything for Shanhai County, and at the same time, he had to carefully maintain the operations of the alliance.
As the number of affiliated territories increased, Ouyang Shuo needed a genius who could help him manage the overall situation. Jiang Shang, who lived in seclusion on Fallen Star Island, was undoubtedly a suitable candidate. Unfortunately, things didn't go according to his wishes.
"Brother, have a mooncake." Bing'er took a mooncake and handed it to Ouyang Shuo.
"Good baby!" Ouyang Shuo took the mooncake and smiled. All his worries were gone like flowing water.
The wind was worry-free, and the people were worry-free. The moonlight was like a screen, flashing brightly.
"Blockhead, I've received letters from some old classmates these days," Song Jia suddenly said.
"Old classmates? How do they know your ID? "
"Yes, most of them are junior high school classmates. I suspect that it was Ruan Ping who leaked it. Before emigrating, he contacted his classmates. I heard that he invited many people to settle in his territory. "
Ouyang Shuo nodded. He immediately guessed the intention. "They want to join the Eastern Fence Sword Faction?"
"Yes, what do you think?" Song Jia would still ask for Ouyang Shuo's opinion when it came to important matters.
"You're welcome. Just remember to be careful." Ouyang Shuo was indifferent.
"Okay." Song Jia naturally knew what to do.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the food crisis completely broke out. The price of food rose to 30 copper coins per unit.
The lords had no choice but to tighten their belts. The large grain merchants in the capital made a lot of money.
The end of October was the day of the second harvest of rice. There was no need to remind them. Everyone knew that the price of food would fall at the end of October.
October was the most difficult month for the players who became lords.
Many territories had been forced to the edge of a cliff. The territory's funds had long been used up, and the limited resources had been sold. There was no other way. Left with no other choice, some lords began to smuggle their precious weapons and equipment to adventurer players in order to obtain funds to buy life-saving rations.
A large number of weapons and equipment entered the market. The major guilds seized the opportunity and started to buy them.
Compared to the lords, adventure-type players weren't affected by the price of food. Adventure-Type players weren't like lords, who had a large number of subjects to feed. Adventure-Type players didn't have to worry about food.
In desperation, some lords began to raise the taxes on their territories. Not only that, but they also sold the food they bought from the market at a high price to the people of their territories, causing many people to complain.
In Shanhai County, the price of food was maintained at 11 copper coins per unit.
The lords suffered from the high price of food because they needed to stabilize the price of food in their territories. If the price of food in their territories rose along with the market, not only would it be a huge blow to the people's morale, but it would also easily cause chaos in their territories. The farmers naturally wouldn't sell their surplus food to their territories. Instead, they would want to hoard it.
Thus, the lords had no choice but to use their own money to make up for the difference in food prices.
The allies of the Alliance of Mountains and Seas were also worried.
In late September, Ouyang Shuo injected capital into the various branches of the Bank of the Four Seas once.
Mulan County and Black Lion County, which had just been promoted to county level, were still doing well. They didn't have many people and could barely manage. Heavenly Frost County, which was still a Level 3 town, had just been established and had ample funds.
The hardest to bear were Luo Feng County and Xun Long County. They still had to repay their loans to the Bank of the Four Seas every month. They were already short on money, and now that the price of food had increased, they were in a miserable state.
Similarly, Bi An's Stubborn Stone County was also difficult to bear. The Bank of the Four Seas didn't set up a branch in Stubborn Stone County. It was quite amazing that Bi An had relied on his own strength to survive until now.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Bi An finally couldn't hold on any longer and asked Ouyang Shuo for help.
Ouyang Shuo no longer hesitated and sold off the 60 million units of food he had hoarded. After deducting the 10% transaction tax and the losses, he obtained 161000 gold coins in one go.
In addition to Ouyang Shuo's original remaining funds, he had a total of 1.77 million gold coins in his spatial pouch.
Ouyang Shuo made a prompt decision and injected 40000 gold coins into the Bank of the Four Seas' headquarters. He also injected 2000 gold coins into the Luo Feng County branch and the other four branches, for a total of 50000 gold coins.
With a one-time injection of 40000 gold coins, the Bank of the Four Seas' headquarters began to show the image of a central bank.
Following the Bank of the Four Seas' operations, the people's mindset had gradually changed. They were used to depositing their surplus money in the bank. Not only did they maintain their value, but they also earned interest. It was killing two birds with one stone.
According to Ying You, the Bank of the Four Seas had taken in 5,000 gold coins in September.
According to Ouyang Shuo's plan, this would be the last time he would inject funds into the various branches. From then on, the Bank of the Four Seas' headquarters would be responsible for the allocation of funds in the various branches. Ouyang Shuo would no longer interfere.
Other than that, the Bank of the Four Seas' Stubborn Stone County branch had also successfully opened for business with an initial deposit of 5,000 gold coins.
With that, Ouyang Shuo still had 1.22 million gold coins in his hands.
According to Ouyang Shuo's plan, 100,000 gold coins were classified as unusable funds. That was prepared for the annual auction that would be held three months later.
Compared to the first system auction, the annual auction would be much grander. Some rare treasures would be revealed, and Ouyang Shuo naturally didn't want to miss it.
If he wanted to make a difference in the annual auction, he would have to prepare more funds. If it wasn't for the food crisis that had drained the other territories of their liquid funds, Ouyang Shuo would have prepared even more funds in case of emergencies. (To be continued.)
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